Ahmed Mohamed, the Sudanese boy who claimed to have built a portable digital clock, gained nationwide fame after his was kicked out of school and arrested. Police claimed they were suspicious that it was a bomb. Mohamed, his family, and their supporters claimed that he was the victim of racism and religious profiling.
Mohamed and his family are now suing the school district. Fox News reports:
Demand letters issued by Mohamed’s attorneys on Monday sought $5 million from the Irving Independent School District and $10 million from the City of Irving in addition to written apologies from the Irving ISD and the city’s mayor and police chief.
The letter to Irving ISD alleges several violations of school policy, including that employees “disregarded the district’s written policies and procedures by detaining, interrogating and attempting to coerce a confession from Ahmed.” The letter also claims Mohamed suffered “severe psychological trauma” and was harassed by officials.
The letter to the City of Irving asserts that Mohamed’s constitutional rights were violated.
Mohamed and his family went and met with President Obama at the White House at his invitation. Even that wasn’t enough to assuage the pain. They family announced the next day that they were moving to Qatar. He accepted an offer from the Qatar Foundation to join their QF Young Innovators Program.
It’s hard to see how a young man who has met the U.S. President and accepted entry into a prestigious program could suffer “severe psychological trauma” and have his “global reputation ruined.” But his lawyers are going to try and argue it anyway.
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